Tuesday, October 27, 2015

The United Nations General Assembly
today repudiated again the USA over its continuation of the Cuba
blockade/embargo. The Yankee imperialists are totally isolated.

For the twenty fourth consecutive
year, the U.N. General Assembly, by a vote of 191 yes, 2 no (USA and its lackey, Israel) and 0 abstentions, approved overwhelmingly the resolution
introduced by the Republic of Cuba which is titled “The necessity
of putting an end to the economic and financial blockade which the
U.S.A. imposes upon Cuba.”

Message to the U.S. Congress: it is
time to replace your non-functioning batteries in your very clearly
ineffective hearing aids. The world has repudiated you
on the Cuba issue one more time. You lack morals and ethics.

Do you want “normal” diplomatic
relations with Cuba? Lift and end the blockade! Do you want to be
respected and admired? Return the illegally U.S. occupied naval base
in Guantánamo!

Core of Obamacare Would Be Repealed in Bill Passed by U.S. House of Representatives

House Republicans voted Friday to repeal Obamacare’s core provisions and strip federal funds from Planned Parenthood, using an expedited process designed to send those proposals to President Barack Obama’s desk for the first time.

The 240-189 vote forwards the measure to the Senate, where Republicans could bypass Democratic opposition and send the bill to the president. Obama would veto it, though, and Democrats have enough votes to block an override.

JG: The fanatical right-wingers in the U.S. House of Representatives, whom includes my Congressman, wannabe leader of the Freedom Caucus, Daniel Webster, should wake up and smell the roses. This is not going to go anywhere.

It would be vetoed by the President and you would not be able to override since you do not control two thirds of the House or the Senate.

But Homo
Stupidus does not learn from the mistakes of previous
advanced civilizations. There have been many empires before the Roman
empire. All eventually disintegrated from decay from within. The same
thing is happening now within the USA.

It is hard to pinpoint when the decline
and fall of the American empire began. For me it started on March 10,
1952 in Cuba. It was a few days before I would become 8 years old.

The fully developed American Empire to
the north was in full bloom back then. It would then start a large number
of wars throughout the planet to expand the imperialism of
capitalism in the USA. Self serving politicians would proclaim: “We
are going to bring democracy to the world.” But corrupt and greedy
capitalism is not a synonym for democracy.

The Americans did not learn the lesson
from what happened in Cuba after they installed a pliant puppet. The
“democracy” that they imposed in the island collapsed totally on
January 1, 1959.

My family and myself were cruel victims
of a nefarious CIA operation called “Operation Peter Pan.”

I
ended up in Camp Matecumbe in November 18, 1961, and later on, in
beautiful Portland, Oregon in the spring of 1962.

Back then the USA was a very prosperous
country. It had a manufacturing based economy. Prices in the economy
were reasonable. Wages were better that in the banana republics of
Central America.

Then, the capitalist elites who run the
country came up with the very bright idea of offshoring the
manufacturing jobs to cheap labor countries like China, Mexico and
others.

That is when the decline and decadence
in the USA started. Ghettos started to pop up all over in the USA.
Criminal activities multiplied ten fold.

Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan,
Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia.

Decay set-in in the United States of
America.

The politicians in the USA (Democrats
and Republicans) spend all their time now hurling verbal bombs at
each other, (i. e. The Benghazi Committee is the most current
chapter.) They are not able to govern the country anymore. Economic
crisis pop-up regularly. The next one comes in November.

The politicians favorite past-time now is
“Quitate tu, pa' ponerme yo.” (Move out of the way,
I want the gravy now.)

The USA has gone from a country where
you could purchase a house for $16,000.00 to one where you have to
have at least $200,00.00 to acquire one. The so-called American Dream
has been assassinated.

The capitalist billionaires and
millionaires and the corrupt politicians of the two major political
parties have prospered immensely. Income inequity has shot to the
highest levels ever. A job at McDonald's flipping burgers does not
make for a great nation anymore.

Obama administration to oppose the U.N. resolution which criticizes the Cuba Blockade/Embargo.

The Obama administration has concluded that it must oppose a UN resolution criticizing the US economic embargo against Cuba, an American official familiar with the process said on Wednesday, because the draft in its current form does not fully reflect the new spirit of engagement between the former cold war foes.

JG: the only thing that the Barack Obama administration excels at is constantly throwing temper tantrums regarding anything and everything.

He ignores the fact that his executive powers are constitutionally limited.

When is he going to realize that he is not the emperor or ruler of the universe?
Barack Obama forgets that for 22 years in a row the U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly repudiated the Blockade/Embargo of Cuba. Even all the NATO nations have abandoned both Dubbya and Obama. The USA is totally isolated on the Cuba issue. The rest of the civilized world is nearly unanimous. Only the Israeli Zionists vote with their masters, the USA.

Cuba is a sovereign country and does not have to jump through the hoops demanded by this arrogant person who lives in the White House.

The vote will take place on October 27th at the General Assembly, where his majesty, Barack Obama, does not have veto powers.

If he does not like the resolution being presented by the Republic of Cuba, Barack Obama and his thugs can go and suck on an egg.

If the government of Raul Castro accedes to the "modifications" that the emperor demands, it can only be interpreted as a total abandonment of Cuba's national sovereignty.

The "new spirit of engagement" does not mean that Cuba has to kiss the ass of Barack Obama.

I hope that Raul Castro IS NOT that desperate.

And, of course, the U.S. Congress is as bad, or worse than Barack Obama, when it comes to the Cuba Blockade/Embargo. No wonder that only 13% of Americans say that the U.S. Congress is doing a good job.

Monday, October 19, 2015

The University of Miami's Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American
Studies on Tuesday issued what it called an unconfirmed report from an
unspecified source that Cuban troops had been spotted in Syria "in support
of Syria’s dictator Assad and Russian involvement in that country." (Newsweek)

JG: In April 1961, the Yankee imperialists, after its Miami
mercenaries had landed at the Bay of
Pigs in Cuba, reported by means of Radio Swan (a CIA operated radio
station in the Caribbean) that the Havana Hilton was in flames.

The above SunTan U report about Cuban Troops in Syria is probably
another invention of the fantasy-land people who work for the government of the
USA. The CIA fairies are at work again!

Of course, the gullible right-wingers at Babalu Blog gave it
prominent display in the rag-sheet that they peddle.

The musicians were applauded by almost 400 guests, among them President Barack Obama and Cuban Ambassador in Washington, José Cabañas

october 16, 2015 15:10:28

Taken from the Cuban Embassy in Washington’s Twitter account.

This Thursday, October 15, the legendary group Buena Vista Social Club, performed for the first time in the White House, after conquering stages around the world. The musicians received various ovations from almost 400 guests, among them President Barack Obama and Cuban Ambassador in Washington, José Cabañas, performing the same repertory which has seen them reap numerous international awards, featuring greatly relevant songs which capture the spirit of Cuba’s musical tradition.

Thus the members of Buena Vista Social Club became the first Cuban based musicians to perform in the White House. During the recital, organized by President Obama, the band played some of the most popular pieces from its repertory, such as “Chan Chan,” “Veinte años,” and “El cuarto de Tula,” according to reports by the accredited press in Washington.

One of the protagonists of the event was 84 year old Buena Vista diva Omara Portuondo, who on various occasions thanked the audience in English for their applause and invited the public to sing along to hits like “Quizás, quizás, quizás.” During the concert, organized in the context of activities to celebrate Spanish Heritage Month, Omara was accompanied by many of her compañeros such as singer and guitarist Eliades Ochoa; lute player Barbarito To­rres; trumpeter Manuel “El Guajiro” Mi­rabal and trombonist Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos.

Buena Vista arrived at the White House during its Adiós (Farewell) World tour, which will see them bid farewell to the stage for the last time, but as we have learned over the years, you never know with Buena Vista.

Republicans and Democrats alike say they want businesses in their state to have access to the Cuban market.

Nine governors across the United States have asked the U.S. Congress to lift the blockade against Cuba in order to facilitate increased trade between the two countries.

"It's time for the Congress to act and remove the sanctions that prevent the normal trade between our country and Cuba," the governors wrote in a letter dated October 9.

The message was addressed to the leadership of both the Republicans and Democrats in Congress.

The governors say they are driven by an interest in gaining access to the Cuban market for agricultural products produced in their states.
“Ending the embargo will create jobs here at home, especially in rural America, and will create new opportunities for U.S. agriculture,” they wrote.

The letter also expressed support for U.S. President Barack Obama's policy toward Cuba, which has led to the restoration of diplomatic relations.

(Tele-Sur)JG: The Babalusians at their blog are going to have cagaleras.

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly American attack on a hospital in northern Afghanistan occurred despite "rigorous" U.S. military procedures designed to avoid such mistakes, the top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday. (Yahoo News)JG: Wars are the monthly welfare checks for generals who do not know what they are doing, and are mostly very incompetent. If there is ever again a government shutdown, the first workers who should be furloughed are the Pentagon generals.

JG: they claim, or invent, that Cuba's internet is so bad (in their opinion) that Cubans had to "invent" their own version. The outfit appears to have a right-wing bent, which is very common in hyper-capitalist USA. Skip and ignore.

TAMPA — Al Fox and Ralph Fernandez both have plenty of Cuban connections in their background but like many Americans are an ocean apart on their views of how the United States should deal with the island nation.

The two Tampa men faced off in a debate Monday night on the current relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. The Tiger Bay Club, a local nonpartisan political organization, sponsored the event, which focused on the effects of the relaxing travel and trade restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba that are being promoted by the Obama administration. (www.tbo.com)

The Democratic Party is 100% capitalist. They will never nominate someone who is a Socialist and who has good principles which would greatly help the working-class. Too much corruption in both Democrats and Republicans.

Bernie Sanders should have run as an independent socialist. The Democrats will never help him. In the end they will go into the minority ghettos and start buying votes, as they normally do.

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